His death-wish batting would have made Charles Bronson blush – but then he winkled out England's nemesis as his 200th Test wicket.
Moeen Ali's dismissal in the pre-lunch procession of lemmings over a cliff was enough to make you hide behind the sofa in despair.
But just when those blasted Aussies appeared to be disappearing over the horizon with the sacred urn, the all-rounder who answered his captain's Ashes SOS dragged them back into the contest.
